News

October 2022

• 10/28 - New collaboration agreement between SNOMED International and LOINC® from Regenstrief pivotal step to enhance interoperability, health information exchange around the world

• 10/26 - Multistate study examines mRNA vaccine effectiveness for immunocompromised adults during Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 predominance

• 10/25 - A quarter-century of improving the health and quality of life of older adults

• 10/20 - Regenstrief, IDOH collaborating on flu data and analysis for public health

• 10/13 - Unvaccinated adult cancer patients with COVID seven times more likely to die from any cause than comparable patients without COVID infection

• 10/6 - Large JAMA study reports very low incidence of severe COVID-19 following vaccination and booster

• 10/6 - University, high school summer students experience real-world research at Regenstrief Institute 

• 10/3 - Large U.S. study confirms that mRNA boosters extend COVID-19 protection but wane over time, strongly supporting need for additional boosters

September 2022

• 9/26 - National CDC-funded study confirms that mRNA vaccines protect against serious COVID-19 during pregnancy

• 9/22 - Journal editorial: Regenstrief researcher calls for tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

• 9/16 - Screening tools co-developed by Regenstrief Institute research scientist help clinicians assess and treat vexing symptoms

• 9/12 - Treble clef treatment: Music to counter delirium in mechanically ventilated older adults in the ICU

• 9/7 - Regenstrief and IU developing one of first population-based surveillance systems for long COVID to determine prevalence, trends and outcomes

August 2022

• 8/23 - Regenstrief research scientist 1 of 33 NIA small business mentors

• 8/23 - Regenstrief research scientist to lead American Delirium Society for 2023-24 term 

• 8/17 - LOINC® issues new monkeypox, COVID and other concepts; adds Ukrainian translation 

• 8/16 - Research team awarded more than $10 million to improve cognitive recovery of post-operative delirium survivors 

• 8/12 - Regenstrief Institute appoints Nist interim CIO

• 8/5 - OpenHIE to host virtual community meeting over 3 days in September

• 8/4 - Staff and facility administrator retention has been challenging for long-term care facilities

July 2022

• 7/27 - LOINC® from Regenstrief returns to in-person learning with conference in Annecy, France

• 7/21 - Pharmacist-based deprescribing successfully reduced older adults’ exposure to anticholinergic drugs

• 7/20 - Majority of stroke patients with depression do not receive mental health treatment

• 7/19 - Caregiver engagement enhances health outcomes of chronically ill adults

• 7/15 - Second mRNA booster significantly effective against Omicron variants

• 7/14 - Innovative tool targets avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home residents with existing nursing home EHR information

• 7/13 - Regenstrief Institute and IU receive 5-year continuation of funding for public and population health informatics training program

• 7/6 - How older adults and their caregivers view pain, depression and other patient symptoms

June 2022

• 6/22 - COVID did not affect stroke patient care quality or outcomes in nation’s largest healthcare system

• 6/14 - Helping the Helpers: Leveraging information technology to support caregiver medication management for the millions of individuals who live with dementia

• 6/13 - Linking medical and dental records in health information exchanges could improve dental patient safety, preventive care, and treatment outcomes

• 6/6 - Experienced financial executive named Regenstrief Institute CFO

May 2022

• 5/25 - Regenstrief and Indiana University study explores eating, drinking, and physical activity among middle aged women living with obesity and urban poverty

• 5/24 - Regenstrief, Indiana CTSI, Datavant honored for support of NIH project with 2022 FedHealthIT Innovation Award

• 5/24 - Public health informatics leader named interim director of Regenstrief Institute’s Center for Biomedical Informatics

• 5/19 - Patient safety and quality of care: Regenstrief study explores medical record linkage with goal of improving match accuracy

• 5/17 - First U.S. study analyzing tooth survival after root canal in general population

• 5/10 - IU School of Medicine names Regenstrief research scientist first Walther Scholar in Psycho-Oncology

• 5/10 - The double-edged sword of clinical texting: Study explores improving patient care via more effective clinician communication

• 5/3 - Depression detection has never been more important: PHQ-9 enables clinicians and patients to track and address depression with combined physical and emotional symptoms score

April 2022

• 4/27 - New data shows burden of dementia symptoms just as high in community population as nursing home residents

• 4/25 - Health dashboards are breakthrough star of the pandemic and here to stay

• 4/21 - Indiana study suggests wearing dentures may affect a person’s nutrition 

• 4/19 - Regenstrief informaticians identify golden opportunities for improving delivery of preventive care and monitoring of acute and chronic conditions

• 4/13 - Study explores perceptions of and preferences for complementary and integrative medicine options for chronic headache

• 4/11 - Telestroke program prevents unnecessary hospital transfers, decreases rural healthcare disparities

• 4/7 - Regenstrief research scientists leading IU’s new NIH training program

• 4/6 - Study explores perceptions of and preferences for complementary and integrative medicine options for chronic headache

• 4/6 - As number of ICU survivors increase, study validates first tool to utilize caregiver input to assess post-ICU syndrome symptoms

• 4/4 - Despite syphilis increase in U.S., 1 in 5 pregnant women not tested